Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the military had launched a major operation in the occupied West Bank's Jenin, aiming to "eradicate terrorism" in the area.

Israeli security forces have begun an operation in the volatile West Bank city of Jenin, the military said on Tuesday, without providing further details. Prior to the Israeli action, Palestinian security forces had been conducting a weeks-long operation to reassert control over the city,

By James Mackenzie and Ali Sawafta JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH (Reuters) -Israeli security forces backed by helicopters raided the volatile West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, killing at least four Palestinians in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a "large-scale and significant military operation".

Israeli security forces launched an operation in the volatile West Bank city of Jenin, killing at least one Palestinian, officials said on Tuesday morning. The military said soldiers, police and intelligence services had begun a counter-terrorism action in the city,